The Suzuki S-Cross is up 72.2% in April. With a bit of delay we can now share with you Slovak data for April. The market is freefalling at -16.4% year-on-year to just 6,957 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -5.9% to 26,999. Skoda (-17.4%) remains the most popular carmaker by…
The Tesla Model 3 is the favourite of German private buyers in May. Sales to private customers in Germany are up 8.3% year-on-year in May to 85,243 units for a 35.6% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 32.9% a year ago. The year-to-date tally is up 3.9% to 401,549 and 33.8%…
The Atto 2 is BYD's best-seller in Germany in May. 239,448 new cars found a buyer in Germany in May, stable year-on-year (+0.1%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.6% to 1,188,015. BEV sales surge 39.3% year-on-year to 59,969 and 25% share vs. 18% a year ago after growing 44.9%…
The Tesla Model Y holds 20.1% of the Norwegian market in May. 15,560 new cars hit Norwegian roads in May, a solid 9.1% year-on-year improvement and the biggest May tally in 40 years: since 1986. However the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -5.8% to 53,846. At 15,210 sales, BEVs…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Ireland for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Ireland surge 38.3% year-on-year in May to 8,054 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.7% to 83,024. Four of the Top 5 brands register fantastic YoY gains. Volkswagen (+70.3%)…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time in two years. New car sales in Finland are stable in May at -0.5% to 6,666 units, leading to a year-to-date volume also down -0.5% to 29,152. Toyota (+38.9%) posts a sensational month and is up to…
The Opel Frontera repeats at #2 in Croatia. Excellent month for the Croatian new car market, up 10.8% year-on-year in May to 9,451 units. This is believed to be the largest ever monthly volume in the country, eclipsing the previous best of 9,149 in May 2019. The year-to-date volume is…
The Mercedes GLC is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in May. Swiss new car sales edge down -1.1% year-on-year in May to 19,741 units, leading to a stable (+0.02%) year-to-date tally at 91,341. 4x4 sales are up 2.5% to 10,190 and 51.6% share vs. 49.8% a year ago, HEVs…
The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks its volume record in May. The Brazilian new light vehicle market surges another 23.7% year-on-year in May to 263,648 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 1,099,358. This is well above the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019 (1,035,481). Fiat (+7.7%) trails the market but…
The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place. New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763…
The new EV2 helps Kia up in Sweden this month. 25,985 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a small 1.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.2% to 112,092. BEV sales advance 13.2% to 10,718 and 41.2% share vs. 36.9% in May 2025 while PHEVs are down…
BYD is up to a record 8th place in Argentina in May. The Argentinean new light vehicle market falls deeper into depression in April at -26.2% year-on-year to 39,210 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -10.2% to 232,815. Toyota (-38.8%) stays on top of the brands ranking ahead of…
The Renault Captur holds 38.4% of the Montenegrin market in April. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market down -6.1% year-on-year in April to just 503 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 1,461. This month the Renault Captur triumphs with a…
The Tesla Model Y is a distant leader in Colombia in April. After gaining 38.9% in January, 49.5% in February and 53.5% in March, the Colombian new car market does even better in April at +53.9% year-on-year to 26,827 units. As a result, the total volume after four months is…
The BYD Sealion 7 is the best-selling vehicle in Albania for the third straight month. Thanks to CE Auto, we can share with you exclusive data for Albania. The market surges 214% year-on-year in April to 1,388 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 164.3% to 4,606. BYD continues to…